Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone ageWed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools | |
194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageingWed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for more than double his species’ average life expectancy | |
Twisteddoodles: ‘I made an AI version of you’Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |
Tom Gauld on the real risks of AIWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon | |
Don’t know where to start with AI? Kevin Roose’s new book has answersWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Despite disagreeing over when (or if) AI will achieve human-level intelligence, Jacob Aron thoroughly recommends The AGI Chronicles by Kevin Roose, a primer to a fast-moving field | |
Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AIWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Large language models have unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won't be easy | |
Have we found the world’s nichest science-themed tourist attraction?Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Feedback's long-running quest to discover delightfully obscure science sites may have reached its zenith with the discovery of two excellent museums in Zagreb | |
This week’s new questionsWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Why does music evoke emotion, and do people from other cultures feel the same way? Why do we scrunch our faces up when we taste something sour? | |
Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions? part 3Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say | |
What forces act on fluid moving through a pipe to make it spiral?Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say | |